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US-6573149

Semiconductor device having a metal gate with a work function compatible with a semiconductor device

PublishedJune 3, 2003
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Technical Abstract

The present invention provides a semiconductor device located on a semiconductor substrate having opposite types of first and second transistors formed thereon. The device preferably includes a first gate electrode that includes a first metal gate electrode material having a work function compatible with the first transistor, and a second gate electrode that includes a second metal gate electrode material having a work function compatible with the second transistor and the first metal gate electrode material is also located over the second metal gate electrode material, which forms a gate stack.

Patent Claims
22 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A semiconductor device located on a semiconductor substrate having opposite types of first and second transistors formed thereon, comprising; a metal etch barrier layer having a high dielectric constant; a first gate electrode over the metal etch barrier layer, the first gate electrode including a first metal gate electrode material having a work function compatible with the first transistor; and a second gate electrode over the metal etch barrier layer, the second gate electrode including a second metal gate electrode material having a work function compatible with the second transistor and the first metal gate electrode material located over the second metal gate electrode material.

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2. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first metal gate electrode material is a metal layer.

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3. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the second metal gate electrode material is a metal layer.

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4. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first metal gate electrode material includes polysilicon doped with an n-type dopant and the first transistor is a NMOS device.

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5. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the second metal gate electrode material is a metal silicide.

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6. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 5 wherein the metal silicide is tungsten silicide.

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7. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 6 wherein the metal etch barrier layer is tantalum pentoxide, silicon nitride or aluminum oxide.

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8. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 further including a gate dielectric located under the first and second gate electrodes.

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9. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 7 wherein the gate dielectric is silicon dioxide that has a thickness of about 2 nm or less.

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10. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first metal gate electrode material is tantalum, tungsten, titanium, titanium nitride, or tantalum nitride.

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11. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first gate electrode forms a portion of a PMOS device and the second gate electrode forms a portion of an NMOS device.

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12. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first gate electrode forms a portion of an NMOS device and the second gate electrode forms a portion of a PMOS device.

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13. The semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 wherein the first metal gate electrode material has a work function of about 4.2 eV and the second metal gate electrode material has a work function of about 5.2 eV.

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14. An integrated circuit located on a semiconductor substrate, comprising: opposite types of first and second transistors formed on the substrate, including: a metal etch barrier layer having a high dielectric constant; a first gate electrode over the metal etch barrier layer, the first gate electrode including a first metal gate electrode material having a work function compatible with the first transistor; and a second gate electrode over the metal etch barrier layer, the second gate electrode including a second metal gate electrode material having a work function compatible with the second transistor and the first metal gate electrode material located over the second metal gate electrode material; and interconnects electrically connecting the transistors to form the integrated circuit.

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15. The integrated circuit as recited in claim 14 wherein the first metal gate electrode material is a metal layer and the second metal gate electrode material is another metal layer.

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16. The integrated circuit as recited in claim 14 wherein the first metal gate electrode material includes polysilicon doped with an n-type dopant and the first transistor is a NMOS device.

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17. The integrated circuit as recited in claim 14 wherein the second metal gate electrode material is tungsten silicide.

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18. The integrated circuit as recited in claim 17 wherein the metal etch barrier layer is tantalum pentoxide, silicon nitride or aluminum oxide.

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19. The integrated circuit as recited in claim 14 further including a gate dielectric located under the first and second gate electrodes and having a thickness of about 3 nm or less.

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20. The integrated circuit as recited in claim 14 wherein the first gate electrode forms a portion of a PMOS device and the second gate electrode forms a portion of an NMOS device.

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21. The integrated circuit as recited in claim 14 wherein the first gate electrode forms a portion of an NMOS device and the second gate electrode forms a portion of a PMOS device.

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22. The integrated circuit in claim 14 wherein the first metal gate electrode material has a work function of about 4.2 eV and the second metal gate electrode material has a work function of about 5.2 eV.

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Filing Date

August 27, 2001

Publication Date

June 3, 2003

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